McDonald's trots out General Mills' Go-Gurt in Happy Meals

McDonald’s is making Go-Gurt – a popular General Mills yogurt product -- available in its Happy Meals beginning July 4.

But Go-Gurt at the Golden Arches will have 25 percent less sugar than the Go-Gurt sold in supermarkets.

Go-Gurt will join fries and apples as a side order choice for Happy Meals, which are anchored by chicken McNuggets, a hamburger or a cheeseburger. It marks the first time Go-Gurt has been offered nationally through all McDonald’s restaurants.

Go-Gurt Low-Fat Strawberry Yogurt is made exclusively for McDonald’s, and has 50 calories and 25 percent less sugar than “the leading kid’s low-fat yogurt,” McDonald’s said in a press statement Monday.

McD’s doesn’t mention it, but the leading kids’ low-fat yogurt is Go-Gurt. The standard Go-Gurt in supermarkets has 9 grams of sugar per serving.

So does General Mills have any plans to reduce the sugar levels in Go-Gurt generally?

“We have made no announcements and for competitive reasons, we are unable to discuss future plans,” the company said in an e-mail to the Star Tribune.

Newer Post

Food Market brings news, talk and insight into the food business, from farms to supermarkets to restaurants. Reporters Mike Hughlett and Tom Meersman delve into the work of Minnesota’s food companies and issues such as food safety and labeling.